Columbus Blue Jackets' logo similar to the one used by Oregon's U.S. Senate hopeful, Marc Delphine

View full sizeU.S. Senate hopeful Marc Delphine's Facebook page.U.S. Senate hopeful Marc Delphine says he isn't a hockey fan.
View full sizeColumbus Blue JacketsColumbus Blue Jackets logoHad he been, maybe the Libertarian who wants to replace Democrat Ron Wyden would have realized his campaign logo looks awfully similar to the one used by an NHL team from Columbus, Ohio.

Delphine on Wednesday said he still had not seen the Blue Jackets' logo and characterized it as an "unintentional mistake" that was quickly corrected. He blamed the mistake on a volunteer and called the logos "similar."

"It's not the same logo," said Delphine, who has not been named Oregon's official Libertarian candidate.

"There's definitely some differences to it," he said. "But it's similar enough."

Delphine is no stranger to politics, although he hasn't had much
success. The 32-year-old Sherwood resident has previously run failed
campaigns for the Oregon House and Senate, and he did serve as a
commissioner for the Tigard Water District.

On the logo issue, Delphine said he thought a volunteer named "Aaron"
designed it and donated it to his campaign. Delphine said he does not
have any other information about "Aaron."

Delphine referred questions about "Aaron" to his Web site
administrator, Jerry DeFoe. DeFoe said he does not know who created the logo and questioned whether it is worth pursuing.

"I'm certainly not deferring responsibility," Delphine said, while
reiterating that he wasn't the one who created the logo. "I take full
responsibility for this. This is my campaign."

"I don't think there was any question that it looked close enough to be a potential legal issue," she said.

Todd Sharrock, a spokesman for the Blue Jackets, said NHL officials had
to intervene several years ago because a youth hockey team used their
old logo. But this is the first time the logo has been involved in a
political hubbub.